Inspiration, ideas and information to help women build public speaking content, confidence and credibility. Denise Graveline is a Washington, DC-based speaker coach who has coached nearly 200 TEDMED and TEDx speakers--including one of 2016's most popular TED talks. She also has prepared speakers for presentations, testimony, and keynotes. She offers 1:1 coaching and group workshops in public speaking, presentation and media interview skills to both men and women.

Bartz agreed – she said, “I don’t think we’ve made progress. I don’t think there is a level playing field"....She reiterated a common complaint of women executives. “The thing that really annoys me is when a woman will say something in a meeting and everyone ignores her. And three minutes later a man will say it and it’s a great idea.” While it’s hard to imagine anyone ignoring Bartz, she says it continues to happen to her today in her work on Cisco’s board. But, she exclaimed, “Now I go, ‘I just said that!’”

Are these--or any--women getting ignored in meetings because they aren't as good as men at speaking up? Far from it. That's one of the 4 myths you should stop spreading about women and public speaking. The author of this study of women speaking up in meetings noted: "Study after study has found that, when other variables are controlled (education, expertise, etc.), women are responded to more negatively than men as measured by facial expression, gaze behavior, individual evaluations, and decision reached in task-based groups."

Have you made points in a meeting, been ignored and watched a male colleague repeat them later, for credit? What's your experience with speaking up in meetings? Share your experiences in the comments.

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